Individual sanitary toothbrush holder



Feb. 6, 1923.

F. T. CONLEY INDIVIDUAL SANITARY TOOTHBRUSH HOLDER FILED FEB 2] PatentedFeb. e. 1923.

FREDERICK '1. COWLEY, OF

INDIVIDUAL SANITARY TENT @FFWE.

osron, MASSACHUSETTS.

TOOTHBRUSH HpLDEn.

Application filed'February 21, 1922. serial No. 538,195.

' To all whom it may concern Be it known that'li, FREDERICK T. CONLEY, acitizen of the United States, residin at Boston, inthe county of Suffolkand tate of Massachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements inIndividual Sanitary Toothbrush Holders, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to an improved tooth brush holder, the object ofthe invention' being to providea convenient, hygienic, individualtoothbrush holder which is provided with a cover and means to positionthe cover in a horizontal or open position and in a substantiallyvertical or closed position.

, The object of the invention is further' to provide a device of thecharacter set forth in which the cover may be opened and closed by thetooth brush.

The invention further has for its object to provide a device of thecharacter described which embodies also a rack adapted to receive aplurality of individual tooth brush holders.

A further object of the invention is toprovide a device, of thecharacter set forth which can be made from sheet celluloid so that itmay be very ornamental and hygienic and which can be washed and cheaplymanufactured.

The invention consists'in the combination and arrangement of parts setforth in thesame supported upon a rack.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same.

Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation .taken' on I line '3-3 of Fig. 2. Ineach of the figures 1, 2 and 3 a tooth brush is shown in connection withthe deviceof' my invention.

Fig. 4 is a sectional elevation similarv to Fig. 3 but showing theclosure opened and the tooth brush dotted in the position it wouldassume when bein inserted in, the holder and when operating to close theclosure. 3

Fig. 5 is an underneath plan ofthe' tooth brush holder. 4 Fig. 6 is anenlarged detailsection taken on line 66 of Fig. 2. y

Fig. -7 is a similar section taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2,

. Like numerals refer to like parts throughout the several views of thedrawings.

In the drawings, 10 is-a rack adapted to receive a plurality ofindividual tooth brush holders and consisting of a back 11 provided withoppositely disposed ends 12 and out out to form an open space 13, theends 12 each being provided with an ear 14 having a hole 15 thereinthrough which a fastening devicemay be inserted in order to fasten therack to a suitable support. Flanges T6 and 17 extend downwardly andupwardly respectively from the upper and lower edges of the rack and areinclined out" wardly therefrom, thus providing spaces 18 to receiveflanges 19 and 20 which project upwardly and downwardly respectively.

from the individual tooth brush tacle 21. s

The receptacle '21 consists of a back 22, a top 23, a bottom 24 and twosides 25 and 26 and is preferably formed of celluloid sheet material.The front edges 27 of the sides 25 and 26 are inclined at an angle tothe back 22. A; closure 28 is hinged at 29 to the top 23 and thatportion of the closure which constitutes a hinge on the upper edgethereof is provided with a projection 30 which projects upwardly fromthe ear 31 on said closure which constitutes the hinge recepportionthereof. Longitudinally extending flanges 28' are provided upon oppositesides of theYclosure28 and these are intended to lap over the o positesides 25 and 26 0f the receptacle wh n the parts are in the relativeositions illustrated in Figures 1, 2 and 3. ars 32 and 33 providedon thefront edge of the top 23 constitute the other por tions of the hinge anda pintle 34 extends through the ears 31, 32 and 33 thus completing thehinge portion of the device. A

right angle arm 35 extends from the inner face of the closure 28- andconstitutes an ex- .tension of the-ear portion 31 of said closure;

The free end 36 of said angle arm projects approximately' at rightangles to the body portion 37 of said arm and when the tooth brush isbeing placed in the receptacle, the

upper end of the tooth brush engages the arm 35 and pushes the closure28 from the position shown in F ig. 4 to, that shown in Fig. 3. Thelower end 24 of the'tooth brush receptacle is provided with a slot-38 tore, ceive the narrow portion of the handle 39.

In using the device, the rack is fastened to. the wall and theindividual tooth brush holders are slid into it as illustrated in Figs.2 and 3 wherein the flanges 19 and project into the spaces'18 betweenthe flanges 16 and 17 and the main body portion of the rack, or, ifdesired, the tooth brush holder itself may be fastened to the wall byfastening devices inserted through the holes provided in the flanges 19and 20.

Assuming the closure 28 to be in opened and approximately horizontalposition as illustrated in Fig. 4, the back of the tooth brush is pushedagainst the angle arm 35 and the narrow portion of the handle 39 isinserted in the slot 38, thus causing the closure to assume a closed andapproximately vertical position as in Figs. 1 and 3.

\V hen the tooth brush is in this position it will be understood that itis supported by the handle in the slot 38 and the closure 28 is at thattime locked by the projection 3() bearing against the front edge of thetop 23. \Vhen the tooth brush is removed-from the receptacle, the partsassume the positions illustrated in F ig. 4 and the closure 28 is lockedin the opened position as illustrated .in said figure by the projectionextending underneath'the top 23 and contacting with the inner facethereof.

The top 23 and the ear 31 on the closure 28 being made of celluloid areresilient in their characteristics and, therefore the parts mentionedspring slightly to allow the closure 28 to be moved from a horizontal toa vertical position or vice versa. The sides 25 and 26 are provided withperforations 4:0 as illustrated in Figures 1 and 4.

I claim l. A tooth brush holder having, in combination, a receptacle forthe bristle end of a tooth brush having an open front, a closure for thefront of said receptacle hinged to the upper end of said receptacle toswing downwardly over said open end from an approxi mately horizontalposition to an approximately vertical position and a projection on the,upper edge of said closure adapted to" engage the under surface of saidupper end and hold said closure in an opened position.

2. A toothbrush holder having, in combination, a receptacle for thebristle end of a tooth brush having an open front, a closure for thefront of said receptacle hinged to the upper end of said receptacle toswing downwardly over said open end from an approximately horizontalposition'to an approximately vertical position and a projec tion on theupper edge of said closure adapted to engage the front edge of saidupper end and hold said closure in a closed posination, a receptacle forthe bristle end of a tooth brush having an open front, a closure for thefront of said receptacle hinged to the upper end of said receptacle toswing downwardly over said open end from an approximately horizontalposition to an approximatel vertical position and an arm" projectinginwardly from the inner face of said closure whereby said closure may beclosed by means of said tooth brush. 7

4:. A tooth brush holder having, in combination, a receptacle for thebristle end of a tooth brush having an open front, a closure for thefront of said receptacle hinged to the upper end of said receptacle toswing downwardly over said open end from an approximately horizontalposition to an approximately vertical position and a right angle armprojecting inwardly from theinner face of said closure adjacent the topwhereby said closure may be closed by means of a tooth brush.

A tooth brush holder having, in comb-ination, a receptacle for thebristle end of a tooth brush having an open front, a closure for thefront of said receptacle hinged to the upper end of said receptacle toswing downwardly over said open end from an approximately horizontalposition to an approximately vertical. position and a projection on theupper edge of said closure adapted to engage the under surface of saidupper end whereby said closure may be held upwardly in an openedposition, said projection also being adapted to engage the front edge ofsaid upper end whereby said closure may be held in a closed position.

6. A tooth brush holder having, in combination, a receptacle for thebristle end of a tooth brush having an open front and co1i1 prising aback, upper end, lower end and receptacle hinged to said upper end toswing downwardly over said open end from an approximately horizontalposition to an apwitnesses.

FREDERICK T. CO'NLEY. Witnesses:

CHARLES S. GOODING, FRANKLIN E. Low.

two sides, and a closure for the front of said

